Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-11] Canadian satellite manufacturer Microsat Systems Canada Inc. (MSCI) plans to launch a network of 78 small, low-flying satellites designed to help relieve network congestion caused by smartphones,...

[Satellite News 01-20-11] Microsat Systems Canada (MSCI) hopes its plans to build and launch CommStellation, a constellation of 78 low-Earth orbit microsatellites, will propel the company to the forefront of...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-19-11] Hughes Network Systems broke its own broadband satellite terminal shipment record last year, reporting 327,000 units delivered and bringing its cumulative number shipped worldwide to more...

[Satellite News 01-18-11] Despite meeting its targets in the space business in 2010, satellite manufacturer Astrium found it difficult to build off of a strong year in 2009 and saw...

[Satellite News 01-18-11] ViviSat, a new, U.S.-based satellite life extension joint venture between U.S. Space and ATK, intends to provide geosynchronous satellite operators with in-orbit mission extension and protection services...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-18-11] Eutelsat continued its fast-paced start to 2011, signing a launch contract with Arianespace and a capacity deal with Eastern European telco T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT) in Croatia,...

[Satellite TODAY 01-18-11] Independent satellite company NewSat signed $2.8 million in new contract wins, including a $2 million contract with Nixon Communications to provide services to the natural gas pipeline...

[Satellite TODAY 01-18-11] Iridium Communications signed agreements with 17 of its service partners to participate in the company’s Network Quality Guarantee program, which promises complete network availability for customers purchasing...

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-11] Telespazio has acquired the space activities of Finmeccanica subsidiares Vega and Elsag Datamat, Telespazio announced Jan. 14.     Telespazio said the acquisition is more of a restructuring...

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-10] A $3 million restructuring charge cut into Com Dev profits in the 2010 fourth quarter, causing the Canadian satellite company to post $1.9 million in losses compared...